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Porterville Ranked
#71 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#91 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#211 2005 Best Places to Live
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#281 Best Green Cities
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Reviews for Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 8 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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